Rural-delivery box.



No. 78,662. Patented Nov. l8. I902. A. IIESSE.

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Patented Nov. l8, I902. A. MIESSE.

RURAL DELIVERY BOX.

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.AMERIOUS MIESSE, OF LIMA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE HALL, OFLIMA, OHIO.

RU RAL-DELIVERY BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 713,662, dated November18, 1902.

Application filed March 29, 1902.

T0 all w/w'm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMERICUS MIEssE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Rural-Delivery Box, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates generally to letterboxes, and more particularlyto rural-delivery boxes.

The object of the invention is to provide a signal or alarm mechanismoperatively connected to a rural-delivery box and operated by the dropof the said box, said alarm mechanism being'located at any suitablepoint about the house or premises.

With these various objects in view the invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction and combination, all of which will be fullydescribed hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the practical application of my invention. Fig.2 is a perspective view showing the end of the rural-delivery box, thedoor being opened. Fig. 3 is a detail per spective view illustrating theinterior of the end of the box, the door being closed. Fig. 4 is asectional view showing the normal position of the parts. Fig. 5 is asectional view showing the position of the several parts when the dropis raised and the alarm circuit is closed. Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalview, partly in elevation, and illustrating the circuit-closer. Fig. 7is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 9shows a slightly-modified construction particularly adapted forreceiving packages and parcels, and Fig. 10 is a detail viewillustrating the circuit-closing means employed in connection with thebox illustrated in Fig. 9.

In carrying out my invention I employ a rural-delivery box A, which isarranged upon a suitable post B at a point convenient for the carrier,and connected to this post B are the electrical conductor-wires B, whichextend to any particular portion of the house or premises and areconnected to an electric bell B a battery B and a cut-01f Serial No.100,577. (No model.)

switch B The opposite ends of the wires are connected, respectively, toa plate 0 and a binding-post C, said plate and bindingpost beingconnected to a block G which is secured upon the inner side of the boxin the roof thereof and adjacent to the forward end, said block beingslotted vertically, as shown at O and working in said vertical slot isthe depending contact-rod D, which is secured at its upper end to theplate 0, its lower end being curved or bent, so as to contact with thedrop E when the said drop is raised for the purpose of depositing mail,and when the said drop is so operated contact-rod D is forced inwardlyand contacts with one of a pair of contact-arms F,which are secured tothe block C by means of the binding-post C, said arms being'arra ngeddirectly beneath the slot or opening C so that when the drop is operatedthe contact-rod is pushed inwardly, contacting with one of the arms F,and thereby closing the circuit and sounding the alarm within the house.By this construction a signal or alarm is given at the particular pointof the house or premises the moment the rural letter-carrier raises thedrop for the purpose of depositing the mail.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I have shown a slightlymodified form of construction,in which the box A is provided with a lid A and at the rear side of thebox adjacent to the upper edge is arranged a block A carryingcontactarms A and a curved contact-rod A The line-wires are connected tothe contact arms and rod, and the said rod is .of such shape andoccupies such position that when the lid is closed the circuit will beopened or closed, as the owner may prefer, as some may wish to have thesignal sounded when the carrier raises the lid, while others may preferto keep the lid open and close the circuit only when the top of the boxis closed or locked. The line-wires leading from this box are connectedto an electric bell and battery and also to an incandescent light, sothat a visible signal may be given at the same time an audible one isproduced.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple and highlyeflicient construction of rural-delivery box provided with signal andalarm mechanisms.

Having thus fully described my invention, I 2. The combination with a'box having a what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is-

1. The combination with a mail-box, of a 5 pivoted drop, avertically-slotted block, a

binding-post in said block, contact-arms secured to the block by thebinding-post, a plate connected to the block, a contact-rod'swinginglysecured in the vertical slot and adapted to to contact with one of thearms where the drop is lifted, and line-Wires secured to the plate andbinding-post, respectively.

hinged door provided with a pivoted drop, a block arranged Within thebox, a plate attached to said block and having a contactrod dependingtherefrom, the contact-arms connected also to the block and adapted forcontact with the rod when the drop is raised, substantially asspecified.

AMERICUS MIESSE.

Witnesses:

O. F. BRYAN, JOHN WEEDS.

